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58
Citations
11729
World Ranking
1347
National Ranking
352

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Shrub

Frank W. Ewers mainly focuses on Botany, Xylem, Water transport, Shrub and Chaparral. His Botany research integrates issues from Compressed air and Horticulture. His work carried out in the field of Compressed air brings together such families of science as Woody plant and Biomedical engineering.

The various areas that he examines in his Woody plant study include Crown and Habitat. His Xylem study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Liana. His studies examine the connections between Chaparral and genetics, as well as such issues in Rhamnaceae, with regards to Ceanothus megacarpus, Root system and Rhamnus.

His most cited work include:

  • The hydraulic architecture of trees and other woody plants (1133 citations)
  • Do xylem fibers affect vessel cavitation resistance (267 citations)
  • Relationships among xylem transport, biomechanics and storage in stems and roots of nine Rhamnaceae species of the California chaparral. (236 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Botany, Xylem, Horticulture, Chaparral and Water transport. His research related to Shoot, Liana, Shrub, Woody plant and Ceanothus might be considered part of Botany. He works mostly in the field of Woody plant, limiting it down to concerns involving Hydraulic conductance and, occasionally, Biomedical engineering and Compressed air.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Young's modulus, Phloem and Transpiration. Many of his research projects under Horticulture are closely connected to Air embolism and Embolism with Air embolism and Embolism, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Chaparral research includes elements of Rhamnaceae and Evergreen.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (88.29%)
  • Xylem (68.47%)
  • Horticulture (18.92%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2020)?

  • Botany (88.29%)
  • Xylem (68.47%)
  • Chaparral (18.92%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Frank W. Ewers mainly investigates Botany, Xylem, Chaparral, Shrub and Ecology. His research ties Irrigation and Botany together. Frank W. Ewers performs integrative Xylem and Water transport research in his work.

His Chaparral course of study focuses on Evergreen and Deciduous. He interconnects Arid, Dry season, Woody plant and Agronomy in the investigation of issues within Shrub. While the research belongs to areas of Ecology, he spends his time largely on the problem of Stomatal conductance, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Plant ecology, Juniper, Agave, Deserts and xeric shrublands and Canopy.

Between 2005 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Relationships among xylem transport, biomechanics and storage in stems and roots of nine Rhamnaceae species of the California chaparral. (236 citations)
  • CAVITATION RESISTANCE AMONG 26 CHAPARRAL SPECIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (191 citations)
  • Xylem density, biomechanics and anatomical traits correlate with water stress in 17 evergreen shrub species of the Mediterranean‐type climate region of South Africa (131 citations)

Best Publications

  • The hydraulic architecture of trees and other woody plants

    Melvin T. Tyree;Frank W. Ewers

  • Do xylem fibers affect vessel cavitation resistance

    Anna L. Jacobsen;Frank W. Ewers;R. Brandon Pratt;William A. Paddock

  • Relationships among xylem transport, biomechanics and storage in stems and roots of nine Rhamnaceae species of the California chaparral.

    R. B. Pratt;A. L. Jacobsen;F. W. Ewers;S. D. Davis

  • Conduit diameter and drought‐induced embolism in Salvia mellifera Greene (Labiatae)

    K. R. Hargrave;K. J. Kolb;F. W. Ewers;S.D. Davis

  • Xylem' Structure and Water Conduction in Conifer Trees, Dicot Trees, and Llanas

    Frank W. Ewers

  • Evolution of xylem physiology

    Pieter Baas;Frank W Ewers;Stephen D Davis;Elisabeth A Wheeler

  • CAVITATION RESISTANCE AMONG 26 CHAPARRAL SPECIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Frank W. Ewers;Stephen D. Davis

  • Shoot dieback during prolonged drought in Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae) chaparral of California: a possible case of hydraulic failure

    Stephen D. Davis;Frank W. Ewers;John S. Sperry;Kimberly A. Portwood

  • The mechanism of water‐stress‐induced embolism in two species of chaparral shrubs

    J. A. Jarbeau;F. W. Ewers;S. D. Davis

  • Xylem density, biomechanics and anatomical traits correlate with water stress in 17 evergreen shrub species of the Mediterranean-type climate region of South Africa

    Anna L. Jacobsen;Lize Agenbag;Karen J. Esler;R. Brandon Pratt

  • A survey of vessel dimensions in stems of tropical lianas and other growth forms

    Frank W. Ewers;Jack B. Fisher;Jack B. Fisher;S. T. Chiu

  • Longevity of needle fascicles of Pinus longaeva (Bristlecone pine) and other North American pines.

    Frank W. Ewers;Rudolf Schmid

  • TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING VESSEL LENGTHS AND DIAMETERS IN STEMS OF WOODY PLANTS

    Frank W. Ewers;Frank W. Ewers;Jack B. Fisher;Jack B. Fisher

  • Water relations of a tropical vine-like bamboo (Rhipidocladum racemiflorum): root pressures, vulnerability to cavitation and seasonal changes in embolism

    H. Cochard;F.W. Ewers;M.T. Tyree;M.T. Tyree

  • New evidence for large negative xylem pressures and their measurement by the pressure chamber method

    J. S. Sperry;N. Z. Saliendra;W. T. Pockman;H. Cochard

  • Why vines have narrow stems: Histological trends in Bauhinia (Fabaceae).

    Frank W. Ewers;Jack B. Fisher;Jack B. Fisher

  • Cavitation resistance and seasonal hydraulics differ among three arid Californian plant communities

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Stephen D. Davis;Frank W. Ewers

  • The Biology of Vines : Water flux and xylem structure in vines

    Frank W. Ewers;Jack B. Fisher;Klaus Fichtner

  • Xylem dysfunction caused by water stress and freezing in two species of co-occurring chaparral shrubs

    S. J. Langan;F. W. Ewers;S. D. Davis

  • A global analysis of xylem vessel length in woody plants

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Michael F. Tobin;Uwe G. Hacke

  • The hydraulic architecture of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

    Frank W. Ewers;Martin H. Zimmermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack B. Fisher
Jack B. Fisher Florida International University
Anna L. Jacobsen
Anna L. Jacobsen California State University, Bakersfield
R. Brandon Pratt
R. Brandon Pratt California State University, Bakersfield
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Thierry Ameglio
Thierry Ameglio INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
John S. Sperry
John S. Sperry University of Utah
Melvin T. Tyree
Melvin T. Tyree Zhejiang Normal University
Lawren Sack
Lawren Sack University of California, Los Angeles
William T. Pockman
William T. Pockman University of New Mexico
Uwe G. Hacke
Uwe G. Hacke University of Alberta

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